Fire and Climate Change
- Due May 5, 2022 at 9:30am
- Points 8
- Questions 8
- Available Apr 1, 2022 at 12am - May 22, 2022 at 11:59pm
- Time Limit None
- Allowed Attempts 3
Instructions
So far we've studied two major contributors to the current conditions of our state's forests, fire suppression and timber harvest. The third contributor is climate change, we will focus on it's relevance to wildfires and forest management.
In short, climate change exacerbates wildfire risk. Read the article at the link below and watch the short video that follows. Use this information to answer the questions in this quiz.
Study Guide Questions
6. What are the impacts of climate change on fire?
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- What is the impact on fire frequency? Fire intensity?
- What ecosystems are the most at risk?
- Specifically what parts of climate change are exacerbating our fire risk? (ie. timing of high winds with hotter weather in the fall, etc)
- What can we expect in the future regarding fire?
- What can be done to reduce fire risk?
Link to article: Wildfires and climate change: What's the connection?
One note from the video, the researcher discusses the winds that have caused our most devastating fires. The autumn winds themselves are not new; what he is saying is that it is now hotter and drier at the time when those winds are occurring.
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